Devils Gear Under Sole Ownership

It's official: Matthew Feiner officially is the sole owner of @thedevilsgear bike shop. 🏆🚴🏽 congrats! pic.twitter.com/qzeKwmEpoX

— New Haven, CT (@NhvOrg) June 22, 2016

The Devils Gear Re-Opens in New Location

Four former heads of New Haven Traffic and Parking (and the current one) were in attendance as Devils Gear Bike Shop officially celebrates relocating from 151 Orange St. to 137 Orange Street with a ribbon cutting this afternoon.

This will be the third location of The Devils Gear, which originally opened on Chapel Street near the corner of Hamilton. It moved several years ago into the bottom level of 360 State, at the end of the courtyard at Pitkin Plaza.

Matthew Feiner, dressed up in his "broken cyclist" halloween costume (the cast is actually the result of a serious crash he incurred recently and is recovering from), gave his thanks to the city, to all attendees of the ribbon cutting, as well as to particularly his staff.

@devilsgear officially relocates to 137 Orange Street with a ceremonious ribbon cutting this afternoon. Read more about it on the blog.

A video posted by #Nhv: New Haven, Connecticut (@nhvorg) on Oct 30, 2015 at 12:03pm PDT

The new location is very nearby to their old location, next to Pitkin Plaza, next to Tikkaway.

Are you a Devil's Advocate?

Our local New Haven community bike shop, The Devil's Gear run by Matt Feiner, is going through some financial struggles. They have created a fundraising campaign that you can contribute to.

Matt and the folks at The Devil's Gear helped to awaken the biking community in New Haven. They have been continually giving of their talents, space, and time.

Now, this is our chance to give a little something back.

Here's a short video dedicated to Matt and The Devil's Gear letting them and the rest of New Haven know how much we care -- how we're all devil's advocates.

Project Storefronts presents: A Street Fair inside Union Station

The City of New Haven is inventing new ways to connect creative entrepreneurs with resources to grow their businesses by giving them space inside New Haven’s train station through the Project Storefronts program.  Hosted by Park New Haven, the first-ever Street Fair Inside Union Station takes place July 18-19, 2014.

Says Elinor Slomba, Project Storefronts’ Program Manager, “Here in this beautiful station we wanted to create some of that Grand Central-style buzz while showcasing New Haven’s entrepreneurs and cultural organizations from different neighborhoods.”

Music and brightly-colored banners will attract people to the West Lobby where the Street Fair will be taking place.  Foot traffic and sales will be measured so that improvements can be made in the future.

Sixteen entrepreneurs will be featured, including:

• Gordon Skinner who designed a new line of merchandise featuring his collages while stationed at Popup55 last month on Church Street.

• Alfreda Warner of Fair Haven, who had envisioned starting a business with her sister after they both retired from Yale.  The company, V’s Accessories, is named in her sister’s memory.

• Nadine Nelson, a chef from Newhallville who designs culinary experiences based on cultural themes.  She will offer a selection of cookbooks, spices and kitchen accessories.

• Angelina Ludwig who makes colorful scented handmade soaps.

Information on upcoming exhibitions and a selection of prints and postcards will be also available from the New Haven Museum, Silk Road Gallery, The Hill Museum of the Arts and the Gallery at Ele-Mar.  

In keeping with the transit-themed location, Devil’s Gear Bike Shop will display foldable bicycles.